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Warren Buffett praises Fed stimulus measures

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2013
Legendary investor Warren Buffett praised the US Federal Reserve's monetary stimulus measures at the Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholder meeting in Nebraska. Buffett, who is chairman and chief executive of the global conglomerate, said that the decision ...

Still opportunities for flexible bond managers

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
... assets a surprise investment darling of the last thirty years. But with no more room for yields to fall and the US Federal Reserve considering the exit of its quantitative easing program, Amundi global head of fixed income Eric Brard said fund managers ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2013
... pressing through another record close on Tuesday, when it ended at 14,673.46 points. Traders appeared to look past US Federal Reserve meeting minutes that suggested the Fed was closer to ending its stimulus measures if the jobs market continues to improve ...

Ben's your uncle

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
... soothes Cyprus worries. These five words sum up the financial markets' performance while we slept. Good thing the US Federal Reserve's monthly FOMC meeting came when it did -- right in the midst of another bout of European contagion speculation. Just ...

Refresher pause?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013
... time. In 2011, the equity markets' rally was stopped dead in its tracks by anxiety ahead of the completion the US Federal Reserve's US$600 billion QE2 on 30 June of that year. Today there's Fed QE infinity. No use by date. It will stay there until the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013
... LONDON - European stocks posted strong gains as Wall Street set an all-time high for intraday trades after the US Federal Reserve reaffirmed its aggressive stimulus policy. London's FTSE 100 index of top companies jumped 1.36 per cent to close at 6,431.95 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2013
... German consumer confidence and overnight gains on Wall Street. HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly rose after US Federal Reserve head Ben Bernanke reaffirmed the central bank's huge monetary easing scheme, but a stronger yen sent Tokyo lower. Investors ...

Bernanke pours liquid over Roman burn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013
... to the Congress before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C.", US Federal Reserve Chairman Uncle Ben said: "Although a long period of low rates could encourage excessive risk-taking, and continued close attention ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
... Tokyo surging after the yen hit a near three-year low against the US dollar, while concerns eased that the US Federal Reserve could soon end its loose monetary policy. Investors in Japan cheered reports that the likely next central bank chief was in ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2013
... really affect the safe haven of a yield play." US stocks closed higher on Friday on renewed confidence that the US Federal Reserve stimulus program will continue. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 119.95 (0.86 per cent) to 14,000.57. In Europe ...